A peer mentor is a fellow student who has experience navigating college life, is familiar with student support resources, and is trained in supportive communication skills. Peer mentors can help you understand college policy and procedures, access college and community services and support your educational goal setting and problem solving. How Do I Get a Peer Mentor? Many students are assigned a peer mentor automatically. Mentees will receive a message from mentoring software partner, Mentor Collective, and directly from assigned peer mentors. If you do not yet have a peer mentor and would like one, please click to complete a survey to request one. (You will need to log in with your GCC account credentials.) Request a Peer Mentor How Can I Become a Peer Mentor? Peer mentoring is a paid position. We hire peer mentors for spring and fall semesters. You do not have to have a work-study award to apply. Applicants must prepared to dedicate an average of 5-7 hours/week to the program throughout the semester, including some group meetings and some independent work. Remote participation is available for most work hours, and many hours are at flexible times, but some on-campus work and pre-scheduled meetings are required. Learn more at gcc.mass.edu/leadership. Become a Peer Mentor